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
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
deducibleto determine by reasoning or deduction
venisonthe edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
commodiouscomfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy
concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
triviaunimportant matters : trivial facts or details
embryonicof or relating to an embryo
nullifyto make null (see null
tortuousmarked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding