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 |
|---|---|
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| random | a haphazard course |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |