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 |
|---|---|
| depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| peerless | matchless |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |