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 |
|---|---|
| devious | wandering |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| attentive | mindful |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |