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 |
|---|---|
| disport | sport |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| quench | put out |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
| braid | to make from braids |
| juncture | a point of time |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |