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 |
|---|---|
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| implode | to burst inward |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| strew | to spread by scattering |