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 |
|---|---|
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| manifesto | a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer |