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 |
|---|---|
| premonitory | giving warning |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |