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 |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |