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 |
|---|---|
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |
| anthropologist | the science of human beings |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |