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 |
|---|---|
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |