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 |
|---|---|
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| migratory | of, relating to, or characterized by migration |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |