GRE Word List
ASCRIBE
to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing
The meaning of the word ascribe is to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| soar | to fly aloft or about |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |