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 |
|---|---|
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| seismic | of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |