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 |
|---|---|
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
| manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
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| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |