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 |
|---|---|
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| delineate | to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail |