GRE Word List
MAXIM
a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct
The meaning of the word maxim is a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| aver | to declare positively |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |