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 |
|---|---|
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| exhume | disinter |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |