GRE Word List
GNOME
maxim
The meaning of the word gnome is maxim.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| contrive | devise |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |