GRE Word List
ASCRIBE
refer; attribute; assign
The meaning of the word ascribe is refer; attribute; assign.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| occult | mysterious; secret; supernatural; beyond human comprehension; CF. mysterious to human ?; OP. bare |
| assert | state strongly or positively; demand recognition of (rights, claims, etc.); make a claim to (by forceful action); Ex. assert one's independence |
| parallelism | state of being parallel; similarity; analogy |
| phalanx | formation of infantry carrying overlapping shields and long spears; group of men packed together (for attack or defense) |
| annihilate | destroy |
| energize | invigorate; give energy to; make forceful and active |
| prone | inclined to; likely to (suffer); prostrate; lying with the front downward; Ex. prone to disease/make mistakes; Ex. accident-prone |
| commonplace | ordinary; N: something ordinary or common; trite remark |
| ironic | expressing irony; occurring in an unexpected and contrary manner |
| forward | presumptuous or bold |
