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 |
|---|---|
| purported | reputed |
| fabricate | invent |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |