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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| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| mystic | mystical |
| victuals | food usable by people |
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| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |