GRE Word List

ASSIMILATE

to take into the mind and thoroughly understand

The meaning of the word assimilate is to take into the mind and thoroughly understand.

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WordMeaning
scrapfragments of discarded or leftover food
pseudonyma fictitious name
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contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
studiedcarefully considered or prepared : thoughtful
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truculencethe quality or state of being truculent
supernumeraryexceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number
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