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 |
|---|---|
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| graduate | to receive an academic degree or diploma |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |