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 |
|---|---|
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| haggard | not tamed |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |