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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palleta straw-filled tick or mattress
dramaa composition (see composition
corrugatedhaving corrugations
centrifugalproceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis
antiquatedoutmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
jurisdictionthe power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law
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championa winner of first prize or first place in competition
virilehaving traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree