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 |
|---|---|
| stilted | pompous |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| bump | a relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| 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 |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |