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 |
|---|---|
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| expatriate | banish |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |