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
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
commodiouscomfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy
preludean introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter
computeto determine especially by mathematical means
hauntto visit often : frequent
covertnot openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled
solicitto make petition to : entreat
libidinoushaving or marked by lustful desires : lascivious
marto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21