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 |
|---|---|
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| schematic | of or relating to a scheme or schema |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |