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 |
|---|---|
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| chore | the regular or daily light work of a household or farm |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |
| concatenate | linked together |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |