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 |
|---|---|
| pedagogy | the art, science, or profession of teaching |
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| impuissance | weakness |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |