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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ramification | branch |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| prudent | characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as |