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
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
preternaturalexisting outside of nature
staticexerting force by reason of weight alone without motion
insularitycharacteristic of an isolated people
egothe self especially as contrasted with another self or the world
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
clapperone that claps: such as
aliasotherwise called : otherwise known as
demurereserved