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 |
|---|---|
| medium | something in a middle position |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| dossier | a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject |
| prank | trick |