GRE Word List
GNOME
maxim
The meaning of the word gnome is maxim.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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 |
