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 |
|---|---|
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| stanza | a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |