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 |
|---|---|
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |
| addle | rotten |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |