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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|---|---|
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
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| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
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| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |