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 |
|---|---|
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |