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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episodicmade up of separate especially loosely connected episodes
selectiveof, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select
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sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something
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methodicalarranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order
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