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 |
|---|---|
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| impenitent | not penitent |