aphorism

Definition of aphorism

Nouns

a short pithy instructive saying
Synonyms:
apophthegm, apothegm
Type of:
axiom, maxim
a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits

Vocabulary Lists for aphorism

GRE Super 4800 Plus »(4851 words)
  • abase
  • abash
  • abate
  • abbreviate
  • abdicate

Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities" Chapters 1-12 »(287 words)
Vocabulary study list for Charles Dickens' "A Tale of...
  • incommodious
  • cogitate
  • endue
  • immolate
  • commiserate

John Knowles's A Separate Peace »(79 words)
Words from A Separate Peace for study.
  • abashed
  • accolade
  • aesthete
  • ambiguously
  • anarchy

GRE remedial list large »(500 words)
  • abnegation
  • abrogate
  • abscission
  • abscond
  • abstemious

charge d'affaires »(415 words)
  • abnegation
  • abrogate
  • abstruse
  • abysmal
  • accoutre

The Art of the Personal Essay Introduction »(25 words)
by Phillip Lopate
  • spleen
  • dialectic
  • culpability
  • persnickety
  • capacious

Vocab 5000 part #1 »(495 words)
  • abase
  • abbess
  • abbey
  • abbot
  • abdicate

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