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 |
|---|---|
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| labyrinth | a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |