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 |
|---|---|
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| historic | historical |