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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WordMeaning
reclusemarked by withdrawal from society : solitary
tediumthe quality or state of being tedious : tediousness
nettleany of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs
nexusconnection
lamentto mourn aloud : wail
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge
queuea braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head
contextthe parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning
antiqueexisting since or belonging to earlier times : ancient
pulverizeto reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize