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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mustyimpaired by damp or mildew : moldy
aristocracygovernment by the best individuals or by a small privileged class
stupora condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility
ciliatedpossessing cilia
disjointedbeing thrown out of orderly function
hackneyedlacking in freshness or originality
inconsistencyan instance of being inconsistent
pestlea usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration
abysmalimmeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad
prolixityunduly prolonged or drawn out : too long