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 |
|---|---|
| overthrow | overturn |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| enamored | affected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination |
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| residual | remainder |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |