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 |
|---|---|
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |