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 |
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amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |
brave | having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage |
prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
purported | reputed |