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

WordMeaning
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
animusa usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will
rendezvousa place appointed for assembling or meeting
debunkto expose the sham (see sham
aberrationthe fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state
nutritionthe act or process of nourishing or being nourished
dilateto become enlarged or widened
toutto make much of : promote
stemthe main trunk of a plant
cholericeasily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered