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 |
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deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |
nullify | to make null (see null |
tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |