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 |
|---|---|
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| extant | currently or actually existing |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |