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 |
|---|---|
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| amenities | something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment |
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |