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 |
|---|---|
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| amity | friendship |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |