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 |
|---|---|
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |