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 |
|---|---|
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| scenario | an outline or synopsis of a play |
| calorific | caloric |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |