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 |
|---|---|
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| grate | grating |
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |