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 |
|---|---|
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |