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 |
|---|---|
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| mercurial | of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury |
| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |