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
vitiateto make faulty or defective : impair
comestibleedible
flagany of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as
deterrentserving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter
gambolto skip about in play : frisk
reduceto draw together or cause to converge : consolidate
encroachmentto enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another
precincta part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district
convertto bring over from one belief, view, or party to another
senilitythe quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age