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
desertsarid land with usually sparse vegetation
disseminateto spread abroad as though sowing seed
sluggarda habitually lazy person
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
irremediablenot remediable
translucentpermitting the passage of light:
scoffan expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe
meteoricof or relating to a meteor
extrudeto force, press, or push out
pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot