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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| countenance | look |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| provenance | origin |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
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