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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Word | Meaning |
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scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
cardiologist | the study of the heart and its action and diseases |
eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |