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 |
|---|---|
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |
| brave | having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| purported | reputed |