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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arbitrateto act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
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emolumentthe returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites
glaringhaving a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger
outragean act of violence or brutality
valedictionan act of bidding farewell
liena charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law
clairvoyanthaving clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception
consonantbeing in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord