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 |
|---|---|
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| random | a haphazard course |