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 |
|---|---|
| forlorn | bereft |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| droop | to hang or incline downward |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| violate | break |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |