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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| rustle | to make or cause a rustle |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |