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 |
|---|---|
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| bauble | trinket |