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 |
|---|---|
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| bliss | complete happiness |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |