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 |
|---|---|
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |