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 |
|---|---|
| docile | easily taught |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| pulmonary | of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |