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 |
|---|---|
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| wry | twist |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |