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 |
|---|---|
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| dynamo | generator |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| cow | the mature female of cattle (genus Bos) |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |