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 |
|---|---|
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| concordat | compact |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |