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 |
|---|---|
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| portly | dignified |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| warrant | sanction |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |