GRE Word List
GNOME
maxim
The meaning of the word gnome is maxim.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
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