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 |
|---|---|
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |