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 |
|---|---|
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |