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 |
|---|---|
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| implode | to burst inward |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| coma | a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |