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

WordMeaning
trinketa small ornament (such as a jewel or ring)
actuateto put into mechanical action or motion
unwontedbeing out of the ordinary : rare
preciseexactly or sharply defined or stated
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
presentimenta feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition
internecineof, relating to, or involving conflict within a group
convertto bring over from one belief, view, or party to another
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
impetusa driving force : impulse