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 |
|---|---|
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |