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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cruxa puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question
slackento make less active : slow up
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trunkthe main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots