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 |
|---|---|
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |