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 |
|---|---|
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |