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 |
|---|---|
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| astronomical | of or relating to astronomy |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| flighty | swift |
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |