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 |
|---|---|
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| flighty | swift |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| sentinel | sentry |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |