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 |
|---|---|
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |