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 |
|---|---|
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| intimidate | to make timid or fearful : frighten |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| credo | a guiding belief or principle : creed |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| disclose | to make known or public |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |