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 |
|---|---|
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| sear | being dried and withered |