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 |
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elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
din | a loud continued noise |
convoluted | having convolutions |
bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |