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
thespianactor
oustto remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity
ludicrousamusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity
defrockto deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office
pestlea usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration
incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form
discriminatingmaking a distinction : distinguishing
graduateto receive an academic degree or diploma
exorciseto expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration
woea condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief