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
standstilla state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop
coupa sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'état
poseura person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person
problematicposing a problem : difficult to solve or decide
demolitionthe act of demolishing
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
requiteto make return for : repay
moltenfused or liquefied by heat : melted
fatuouscomplacently or inanely foolish : silly
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form