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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WordMeaning
mendaciousgiven to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth
antidotea remedy to counteract the effects of poison
mischiefa specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent
haphappening
furtivedone in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious
heedto pay attention
circumscribeto constrict (see constrict
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
ebullientboiling
adventitiouscoming from another source and not inherent or innate