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 |
|---|---|
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| epic | a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |