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 |
|---|---|
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |