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.

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WordMeaning
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
lateralof or relating to the side
heraldan official at a tournament of arms (see arm
bandyto discuss lightly or banteringly
disengageto release from something that engages or involves
tritehackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original
nuancea subtle distinction or variation
incendiaryigniting combustible materials spontaneously
decreean order usually having the force of law
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation