GRE Word List

GNOME

maxim

The meaning of the word gnome is maxim.

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WordMeaning
braggadocioempty boasting
broodthe young of an animal or a family of young
drollhaving a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality
hypochondriachypochondriacal
transitiona change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another
waxa substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax
apiaristbeekeeper
misnomerthe misnaming of a person in a legal instrument
thriveto grow vigorously : flourish
nauticalof, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships