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 |
|---|---|
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| concur | to express agreement |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| neologism | a new word, usage, or expression |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |