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 |
|---|---|
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| credo | a guiding belief or principle : creed |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| vibrant | pulsating with life, vigor, or activity |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |