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 |
|---|---|
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| expatriate | banish |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| toga | the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| manumit | to release from slavery |
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |