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 |
|---|---|
| microcosm | a little world |
| quench | put out |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| allure | to entice by charm or attraction |