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 |
|---|---|
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |