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 |
|---|---|
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| sheer | unqualified |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |