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
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
consonantbeing in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord
talismanan object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune
rustleto make or cause a rustle
disputatiousinclined to dispute
forebodingthe act of one who forebodes
spliceto unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands
beatificof, possessing, or imparting beatitude
creeda brief authoritative formula of religious belief
unaccountablenot to be accounted for : inexplicable