GRE Word List
GNOME
maxim
The meaning of the word gnome is maxim.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |