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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consistencyagreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence
succumbto yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire
earnto receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered
squabblea noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters
panga brief piercing spasm of pain
isotopeany of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties
vitreousresembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy
threadbarehaving the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
congenitalexisting at or dating from birth
estimablecapable of being estimated