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

WordMeaning
wistfulfull of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
pulchritudephysical comeliness
destitutelacking something needed or desirable
demographicthe statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets
devoidbeing without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment
equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs
grudgeto be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully
flickerto move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter
historichistorical