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
manaclea shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
singularof or relating to a separate person or thing : individual
induceto move by persuasion or influence
posteritythe offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation
institutionalizeto make into an institution : give character of an institution to
tableta flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription
meandera winding path or course
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract