GRE Word List
APHORISM
a concise statement of a principle
The meaning of the word aphorism is a concise statement of a principle.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| rococo | rococo work or style |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |