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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WordMeaning
ostentatiousattracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation
unceremoniousnot ceremonious : informal
potenthaving or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful
idolatrythe worship of a physical object as a god
profoundhaving intellectual depth and insight
demisedeath
hackneyedlacking in freshness or originality
sultryvery hot and humid : sweltering
parameteran arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves)
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action