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 |
|---|---|
| earthly | characteristic of or belonging to this earth |
| delineate | to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| fete | festival |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |