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 |
|---|---|
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| shove | to push along |