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 |
|---|---|
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| noisome | noxious |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
| longevity | a long duration of individual life |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |