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 |
|---|---|
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| turbulence | the quality or state of being turbulent: such as |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| ramification | branch |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |