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 |
|---|---|
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |