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 |
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rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |
meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
fluke | flatfish |
harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
brawny | muscular |
clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |