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.

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WordMeaning
loiterto delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle
insolventunable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business
crassgross
vultureany 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
caldrona large kettle or boiler
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
blithelacking due thought or consideration : casual
misnomerthe misnaming of a person in a legal instrument
halefree from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound
broochan ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck