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
conformistone who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior
internecineof, relating to, or involving conflict within a group
bulkmagnitude
banallacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite
chastiseto censure severely : castigate
incorporateto unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole
overblownpast the prime of bloom
temperheat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original
laggardlagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind