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.

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WordMeaning
impunityexemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss
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roseateresembling a rose especially in color
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clientelea body of clients
parvenuone that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it
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friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
paranoiamental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations