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
tutelaryhaving the guardianship of a person or a thing
ludicrousamusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity
serebeing dried and withered
welta strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together
conglomerationthe act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated
fusilladea number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession
fomentto promote the growth or development of : rouse
discourseverbal interchange of ideas
intractablenot easily governed, managed, or directed
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries