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 |
|---|---|
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| retiring | reserved |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |