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 |
|---|---|
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| generate | to bring into existence: such as |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |