GRE Word List

GNOME

maxim

The meaning of the word gnome is maxim.

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WordMeaning
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
germinateto cause to sprout or develop
nocturnalof, relating to, or occurring in the night
sonorousproducing sound (as when struck)
chroniccontinuing or occurring again and again for a long time
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
passiveacted upon by an external agency
curfewthe sounding of a bell at evening
constitutionthe basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it
derelictionan intentional abandonment