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 |
|---|---|
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| vibrant | pulsating with life, vigor, or activity |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |