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 |
|---|---|
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| chapel | a subordinate or private place of worship: such as |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| myriad | ten thousand |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |