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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|---|---|
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
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| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
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| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
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