GRE Word List
TRUISM
an undoubted or self-evident truth
The meaning of the word truism is an undoubted or self-evident truth.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| evenhanded | fair |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| guileless | innocent |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |