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 |
|---|---|
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| debonair | suave |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |