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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WordMeaning
interregnumthe time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes
integrityfirm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility
anthologya collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music
curmudgeona crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
stanzaa division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe
compilationthe act or process of compiling
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
brindledhaving obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground
fienddevil