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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WordMeaning
canarda false or unfounded report or story
surrogateone appointed to act in place of another : deputy
assumptiona taking to or upon oneself
shrewany of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur
endorseto write on the back of
philanderera man who has sexual relations with many women
impersonalhaving no personal reference or connection
sagaa prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
ennuia feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom