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.

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WordMeaning
opalescentreflecting an iridescent light
notableworthy of note : remarkable
exemplifyto show or illustrate by example
magnitudegreat size or extent
mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
conventionalformed by agreement or compact
pittancea small portion, amount, or allowance
absolveto set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
frictionthe rubbing of one body against another