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 |
|---|---|
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| couple | two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |