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 |
|---|---|
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
| charlatan | quack |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |