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 |
|---|---|
| pilfer | steal |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |