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 |
|---|---|
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| festive | of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival |
| spoof | deceive |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |