GRE Word List
ASSUMPTION
something taken for granted; the taking over or taking possession of; Ex. her assumption of power; V. assume
The meaning of the word assumption is something taken for granted; the taking over or taking possession of; Ex. her assumption of power; V. assume.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flay | strip off skin; plunder; remove the skin from; criticize harshly |
| mock | ridicule; deride; imitate often in derision |
| fancied | imagined; unreal |
| execrate | curse; express abhorrence for; detest |
| quagmire | bog; marsh; soft, wet, boggy land; predicament; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself |
| transcribe | copy; write a copy of; N. transcription |
| prosaic | lacking in imagination; dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact(concerned with facts, not imagination or feelings); factual; CF. prose |
| wont | (the stated person's) habit or custom; habitual procedure; ADJ. wonted: customary |
| aggrandize | make greater; increase in power, wealth, rank, or honor; N. aggrandizement |
| papyrus | ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant |
