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 |
|---|---|
| random | a haphazard course |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| seismic | of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |