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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WordMeaning
renegeto go back on a promise or commitment
shudderto tremble convulsively : shiver
foresightan act or the power of foreseeing : prescience
enumerateto ascertain the number of : count
chapela subordinate or private place of worship: such as
immaculatespotlessly clean
eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun
blusterto talk or act with noisy swaggering threats
depleteto empty of a principal substance
buxomvigorously or healthily plump