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 |
|---|---|
| marsupial | any 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 |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| appease | pacify |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| factotum | a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |