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 |
|---|---|
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| nexus | connection |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |