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 |
|---|---|
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| gale | a strong current of air: |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |