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 |
|---|---|
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| economy | the structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period |
| veracious | truthful |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| filial | of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |