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 |
|---|---|
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |