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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| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
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| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |