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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incorrigibleincapable of being corrected or amended: such as
chorethe regular or daily light work of a household or farm
tyroa beginner in learning : novice
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
drudgerydull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor
inconsequentialof no significance : unimportant
stratuma bed or layer artificially made
balma balsamic (see balsamic
concatenatelinked together
spuriousborn to parents not married to each other