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 |
|---|---|
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| seemly | good-looking |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |