GRE Word List
ASSUMPTION
a taking to or upon oneself
The meaning of the word assumption is a taking to or upon oneself.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| eventual | contingent |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |