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 |
|---|---|
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| husband | a male partner in a marriage |