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 |
|---|---|
| astral | of, relating to, or coming from the stars |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| babble | to talk enthusiastically or excessively |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| vivacious | lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |