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
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
gruntto utter a grunt
fronda large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions
stoutstrong of character: such as
whiffa quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
scadany of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus)
factitiousproduced by humans rather than by natural forces
culverta transverse drain
mottoa sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use