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 |
|---|---|
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |
| imprecation | curse |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |