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
incinerateto cause to burn to ashes
etherealof or relating to the regions beyond the earth
imploreto make an earnest request to (someone) : beg
fancifulmarked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
succumbto yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire
herbivorousfeeding on plants
obsequya funeral or burial rite
gorgea narrow passage through land
implementa device used in the performance of a task : tool