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 |
|---|---|
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
| anesthetic | of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| refrain | curb |
| canny | clever |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |