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 |
|---|---|
| charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| integrate | to form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole : unite |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| anthropologist | the science of human beings |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |