GRE Word List
AXIOM
self-evident truth requiring no proof
The meaning of the word axiom is self-evident truth requiring no proof.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| efface | rub out; remove the surface of |
| parsimony | stinginess; excessive frugality; ADJ. parsimonious |
| percussion | striking one object against another sharply; Ex. percussion instrument; N: striking together of two bodies; sound caused by percussion |
| apoplexy | stroke; loss of consciousness caused by too much blood in the brain |
| transcribe | copy; write a copy of; N. transcription |
| disbar | make (a lawyer) leave the bar or the legal profession |
| bloated | (unpleasantly) swollen or puffed as with water or air |
| tithe | tax of one-tenth (contributed to a church); V: pay a tithe |
| choleric | hot-tempered; bad-tempered; irritable; easily angered; CF. cholera |
| perspicuous | (of something) plainly expressed; easy to understand; Ex. perspicuous comments |
