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
inditemake up
stipenda fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses
distinctivemarking as separate or different : serving to distinguish
coupa sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat
ichthyologya branch of zoology that deals with fishes
exasperateto cause irritation or annoyance to
graduatedmarked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement
regalof, relating to, or suitable for a king
forerunnerone that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as
nonchalancethe quality or state of being nonchalant