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
fastidiousshowing or demanding excessive delicacy or care
grovelto creep with the face to the ground : crawl
consistencyagreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence
recitala detailed account : enumeration
bigota person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices
componenta constituent part : ingredient
decimateto select by lot and kill every tenth man of
stipenda fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses
doteto exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses