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 |
|---|---|
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| freebooter | pirate |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| abnegation | denial |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |