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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pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
resoundto become filled with sound : reverberate
precipitousprecipitate
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
enduringlasting
prologuethe preface or introduction to a literary work
gallowsa frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged
marsupialany of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young
effigyan image or representation especially of a person
beelinea straight direct course