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 |
|---|---|
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| flair | a skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
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| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |