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 |
|---|---|
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |