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 |
|---|---|
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| query | question |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| rapport | a friendly, harmonious relationship |
| fritter | a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |