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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dynamic | marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change |
| drivel | nonsense |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| wreak | bring about |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |