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 |
|---|---|
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |