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 |
|---|---|
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| intermediary | mediator |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| forlorn | bereft |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |