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 |
|---|---|
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |