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 |
|---|---|
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| rightful | just |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |