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 |
|---|---|
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |