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 |
|---|---|
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| reaper | one that reaps |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| spate | freshet |