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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sacrosanctmost sacred or holy : inviolable
cedeto yield or grant typically by treaty
apothegma short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
decadencethe process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent
culpritone accused of or charged with a crime
tenancya holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate
leasha line for leading or restraining an animal
nominalof, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction
raila bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier