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 |
|---|---|
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| virtuoso | one who excels in the technique of an art |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |