GRE Word List

GNOME

maxim

The meaning of the word gnome is maxim.

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etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
maxima general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct
exuberancethe quality or state of being exuberant
emaciatedvery thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness
utopiaa place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions
analgesican agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia
fawningseeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery
sophistphilosopher
knavea tricky deceitful fellow
martineta strict disciplinarian