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 |
|---|---|
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| lode | waterway |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |