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 |
|---|---|
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |