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 |
|---|---|
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| cataclysm | flood |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| onus | burden |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| engender | beget |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| dossier | a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject |