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 |
|---|---|
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| sanction | a formal decree |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |