GRE Word List
ASSERT
to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively
The meaning of the word assert is to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bantering | to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner |
| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| edifice | building |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |