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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deadlocka state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill
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confidencea feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances
centaurany of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)
archaeologythe scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
suffragistone who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women
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delusionsomething that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated