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 |
|---|---|
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |