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 |
|---|---|
| scourge | whip |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| blackball | to vote against |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |