GRE Word List
APHORISM
a concise statement of a principle
The meaning of the word aphorism is a concise statement of a principle.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| contrive | devise |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |