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 |
|---|---|
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| coiffure | a style or manner of arranging the hair |
| turmoil | a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| droop | to hang or incline downward |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |