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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| speck | a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| 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 |
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| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |