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 |
|---|---|
| accessible | capable of being reached |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| season | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |