GRE Word List
GNOME
maxim
The meaning of the word gnome is maxim.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| tremor | a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| pilfer | steal |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |