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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marsupialany of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young
viscoushaving a thick or sticky consistency : viscid
dictuma noteworthy statement: such as
trajectorythe curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
rejoinderthe defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication
nimblequick and light in motion : agile
appeasepacify
imploreto make an earnest request to (someone) : beg
factotuma person having many diverse activities or responsibilities
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original