GRE Word List
ASCERTAIN
to find out or learn with certainty
The meaning of the word ascertain is to find out or learn with certainty.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| delirium | an acute (see acute |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| hysteria | a psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral |
| conflagration | fire |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |