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

WordMeaning
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
beneficiarya person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something
glutinoushaving the quality of glue : gummy
gerontocracyrule by elders
pervertto cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt
tantruma fit of bad temper
oscillateto swing backward and forward like a pendulum
sadisticof, relating to, or characterized by sadism
prudentcharacterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as
misdemeanora crime less serious than a felony (see felony