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 |
|---|---|
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| application | an act of applying: |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |