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 |
|---|---|
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| abnegation | denial |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |