GRE Word List

GNOME

maxim

The meaning of the word gnome is maxim.

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WordMeaning
vexto bring trouble, distress, or agitation to
discloseto make known or public
cantankerousdifficult or irritating to deal with
apotheosisthe perfect form or example of something : quintessence
plightto put or give in pledge : engage
mitigateto cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify
tendermarked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond
martyra person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion
tridenta 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune)
denounceto pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil