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 |
|---|---|
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| imbibe | drink |
| ensconce | shelter |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| abnegation | denial |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| aspirant | one who aspires |