GRE Word List

GNOME

maxim

The meaning of the word gnome is maxim.

Random words

WordMeaning
witticisma cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark
monolithicof, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge
disconcertto throw into confusion
ductilecapable of being drawn out (see draw
goadto incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
proponentone who argues in favor of something : advocate
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
divaprima donna