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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |