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 |
|---|---|
| impoverish | to make poor |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |