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 |
|---|---|
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| elysian | of or relating to Elysium |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |