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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |