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 |
|---|---|
| queue | a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |