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 |
|---|---|
| paradigm | example |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| overthrow | overturn |
| ramp | a sloping way or plane: such as |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| stanza | a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
