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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| warrant | sanction |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |