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 |
|---|---|
| manifold | marked by diversity or variety |
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |
| reverberate | reflect |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |