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 |
|---|---|
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |