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 |
|---|---|
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |