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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ardoran often restless or transitory warmth of feeling
effronteryshameless boldness : insolence
scaffolda temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground
consolidationthe act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated
hoarda supply or fund stored up and often hidden away
perennialpresent at all seasons of the year
anvila heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)
remnanta usually small part, member, or trace remaining
diabolicalof, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish
intermediarymediator