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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WordMeaning
bravadoblustering swaggering conduct
lucidsuffused with light : luminous
lodewaterway
blasphemythe act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God
erroneouscontaining or characterized by error : mistaken
mannerismexaggerated or affected (see affected
impassivegiving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
impudencethe quality or state of being impudent