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 |
|---|---|
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| unfrock | defrock |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |