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 |
|---|---|
| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |