GRE Word List
APHORISM
a concise statement of a principle
The meaning of the word aphorism is a concise statement of a principle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| brink | edge |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |