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

WordMeaning
supernumeraryexceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number
rabidextremely violent : furious
carillona set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard
decrepitudethe quality or state of being decrepit
foppishfoolish
insipidlacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull
benedictionthe invocation (see invocation
thwartto oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of
reactionaryrelating to, marked by, or favoring reaction
centripetalproceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis