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 |
|---|---|
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |