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 |
|---|---|
| amphibian | an amphibious organism |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |