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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WordMeaning
inanelacking significance, meaning, or point : silly
manneredhaving manners of a specified kind
reverentexpressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful
depositiona testifying especially before a court
ambiencea feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere
pedigreea register recording a line of ancestors
pulchritudephysical comeliness
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
apexthe uppermost point : vertex
cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike