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 |
|---|---|
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |