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 |
|---|---|
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| stilted | pompous |