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 |
|---|---|
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |