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 |
|---|---|
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |