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 |
|---|---|
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| comprehend | to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of |
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| fete | festival |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |