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 |
|---|---|
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| sonic | utilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |