GRE Word List

GNOME

maxim

The meaning of the word gnome is maxim.

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palettea thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on
quixoticfoolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals
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consonanceharmony or agreement among components
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