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 |
|---|---|
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| arboreal | of, relating to, or resembling a tree |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| motley | variegated in color |
| concur | to express agreement |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |