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
incurto become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
unwittingnot knowing : unaware
jubilationan act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant
remonstrateto present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
exactto call for forcibly or urgently and obtain
undertakerone who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur
barragea dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
bungleto act or work clumsily and awkwardly
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous