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 |
|---|---|
| paramour | lover |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |