GRE Word List
ASSUMPTION
a taking to or upon oneself
The meaning of the word assumption is a taking to or upon oneself.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| comprehend | to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of |
| conundrum | an intricate and difficult problem |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |