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 |
|---|---|
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| disport | sport |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |