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 |
|---|---|
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| fleck | streak |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| steep | lofty |
| parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |