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 |
|---|---|
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| crass | gross |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |