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 |
|---|---|
| remunerative | serving to remunerate |
| chafe | irritate |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| clipper | one that clips something |
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| nourish | nurture |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |