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 |
|---|---|
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| ferment | to undergo fermentation |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |