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 |
|---|---|
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| rejuvenate | to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| multilingual | of, having, or expressed in several languages |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |