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 |
|---|---|
| auroral | dawn |
| manumit | to release from slavery |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| impeccable | free from fault or blame : flawless |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |