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 |
|---|---|
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| orientation | the act or process of orienting or of being oriented |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| tome | book |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |