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 |
|---|---|
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| convention | agreement |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |