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 |
|---|---|
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| glitter | to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle |
| duration | continuance in time |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| affected | artificial; pretended |