GRE Word List

POSTULATE

demand

The meaning of the word postulate is demand.

Random words

WordMeaning
understateto represent as less than is the case
gawka clumsy stupid person : lout
turpitudeinherent baseness : depravity
truisman undoubted or self-evident truth
winsomegenerally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
breedto produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation
supernumeraryexceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number
umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")