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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
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| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
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