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
inciteto move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober
hoarda supply or fund stored up and often hidden away
inamorataa woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations
imperviousnot allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
stoutstrong of character: such as
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
requiteto make return for : repay
studiousassiduous in the pursuit of learning