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 |
|---|---|
| rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
| fluke | flatfish |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| brawny | muscular |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |