GRE Word List
GNOME
maxim
The meaning of the word gnome is maxim.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| canine | a conical pointed tooth |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| upright | perpendicular |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |