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 |
|---|---|
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |