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 |
|---|---|
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| bulk | magnitude |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |