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 |
|---|---|
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| flighty | swift |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |