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 |
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incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
herbivorous | feeding on plants |
obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
gorge | a narrow passage through land |
implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |