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
grottocave
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
sundryincluding many things of different kinds : miscellaneous
dehydrateto remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water
embryonicof or relating to an embryo
gorgea narrow passage through land
diurnalactive chiefly in the daytime
contortionsto twist in a violent manner
alluvialrelating to, composed of, or found in alluvium
miragean optical (see optical