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
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
amalgama mixture of different elements
blightedaffected with blight (see blight
blasphemythe act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God
pettyhaving secondary rank or importance : minor
unwarrantedlacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified
pandemoniuma wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
parquetto furnish with a floor of parquet
burgeonto send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout