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 |
|---|---|
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| dolt | a stupid person |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |