GRE Word List
TRUISM
an undoubted or self-evident truth
The meaning of the word truism is an undoubted or self-evident truth.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| bouillon | a clear seasoned soup made usually from lean beef |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| hover | to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |