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 |
|---|---|
| agenda | a list or outline of things to be considered or done |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |