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 |
|---|---|
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
| confidential | marked by intimacy or willingness to confide |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |