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 |
|---|---|
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| guy | man |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |