GRE Word List

GNOME

maxim

The meaning of the word gnome is maxim.

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WordMeaning
divergeto move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart
unctionthe act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing
invidiousof an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
stoutstrong of character: such as
cerebralof or relating to the brain or the intellect
renounceto give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration
anachronisman error in chronology
fosterhaving, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for
orificean opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass