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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WordMeaning
depreciateto lower in honor or esteem
afterlifean existence after death
thralla state of servitude or submission
wistfulfull of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
blithelacking due thought or consideration : casual
scrapfragments of discarded or leftover food
negligencethe quality or state of being negligent
irresoluteuncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse