GRE Word List
APHORISM
pithy maxim or saying; ADJ. aphoristic
The meaning of the word aphorism is pithy maxim or saying; ADJ. aphoristic.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| maverick | rebel; nonconformist (in a group) |
| thrive | prosper; flourish |
| malleable | (of a metal) capable of being shaped by pounding(beating); pliable; (of someone) impressionable(easily influenced); easily controlled; tractable |
| chaffing | bantering; joking |
| actuarial | calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics |
| plagiarize | steal another's ideas or writings and pass them off as one's own; Ex. ideas plagiarized from my article; N. plagiarism; CF. kidnap |
| hide | skin of an animal |
| addiction | compulsive habitual need |
| terminus | last stop of railroad; end |
| spontaneity | lack of premeditation; naturalness; freedom from constraint; ADJ. spontaneous: self-generated; unpremeditated; happening without being planned |