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 |
|---|---|
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| progeny | descendants |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| thrive | to grow vigorously : flourish |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |