GRE Word List
GNOME
maxim
The meaning of the word gnome is maxim.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| wax | a 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 |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |