GRE Word List
GNOME
maxim
The meaning of the word gnome is maxim.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| sadistic | of, relating to, or characterized by sadism |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| philatelist | a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |