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
pretendto give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing
exposurethe fact or condition of being exposed: such as
capricea sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action
sadisticof, relating to, or characterized by sadism
serendipitythe faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for
nondescriptbelonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described
bellicosefavoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars
cascadea steep usually small fall of water
eonan immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age
prefatoryof, relating to, or constituting a preface