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 |
|---|---|
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| furor | an angry or maniacal fit : rage |
| provident | frugal |