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 |
|---|---|
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| defalcate | deduct |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| influx | a coming in |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |