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 |
|---|---|
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| resplendent | shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| render | to melt down |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |