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 |
|---|---|
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| dour | stern |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |