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 |
|---|---|
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| unison | identity in musical pitch |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |