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 |
|---|---|
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| chapel | a subordinate or private place of worship: such as |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |