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 |
|---|---|
| faculty | ability |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
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| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| benison | blessing |