GRE Word List
AXIOM
a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
The meaning of the word axiom is a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| droop | to hang or incline downward |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| lax | loose |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |