GRE Word List
APOTHEGM
a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism
The meaning of the word apothegm is a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| consort | associate |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| rift | fissure |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |