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 |
|---|---|
| antiseptic | opposing microbial infection |
| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
| onus | burden |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| schism | division |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |