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 |
|---|---|
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| clientele | a body of clients |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |