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 |
|---|---|
| peerless | matchless |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| errant | behaving wrongly |