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 |
|---|---|
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |