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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| approbation | commendation |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
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| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
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