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.
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imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
turbulence | the quality or state of being turbulent: such as |
gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
ramification | branch |
vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |