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
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nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |
doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
mercurial | of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury |
canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |
actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |