GRE Word List
GNOME
maxim
The meaning of the word gnome is maxim.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
upright | perpendicular |
sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
unearthly | not earthly: such as |
avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |