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 |
|---|---|
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| pliant | pliable |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |