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 |
|---|---|
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| purported | reputed |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| skimp | skimpy |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |