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
grandiloquenta lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language
heedto pay attention
posthumousborn after the death of the father
aciduloussomewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner
deb\^aclesudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster
luminousemitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light
disabuseto free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy
libidinoushaving or marked by lustful desires : lascivious
tauthaving no give or slack : tightly drawn
stampto pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument