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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| fiend | devil |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
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| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |