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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terminologythe technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject
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writsomething written : writing
wistfulfull of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
wagto be in motion : stir
malapropismthe usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase
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subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element