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 |
|---|---|
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| victuals | food usable by people |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |