GRE Word List
TRUISM
an undoubted or self-evident truth
The meaning of the word truism is an undoubted or self-evident truth.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| pummel | pound |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| psychopathic | of, relating to, or characterized by psychopathy |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |