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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WordMeaning
constraintthe act of constraining
deltathe 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table
whiffa quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
aliasotherwise called : otherwise known as
simulateto give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate
dulltedious
inveighto protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail
fraudulentcharacterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful
palmany of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves