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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WordMeaning
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
besetto set or stud with or as if with ornaments
prudea person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum
cerebralof or relating to the brain or the intellect
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
sonicutilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves
truculencethe quality or state of being truculent
armadaa fleet of warships
precipicea very steep or overhanging place
chauvinistan attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex