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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| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
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| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| censor | a person who supervises conduct and morals: such as |
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| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| odorous | having an odor: such as |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |