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 |
|---|---|
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
| courier | messenger |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |