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
relinquishto withdraw or retreat from : leave behind
chalicea drinking cup : goblet
abysmalimmeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad
munificentvery liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow
inceptionan act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement
minutethe 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds
sallowany of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark
zanyvery eccentric (see eccentric
titularhaving the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities
overseesurvey