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 |
|---|---|
| exegesis | exposition |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |