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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virtueconformity to a standard of right : morality
anguishextreme pain, distress, or anxiety
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wanderluststrong longing for or impulse toward wandering
frictionthe rubbing of one body against another
mediateoccupying a middle position
dispassionatenot influenced by strong feeling
whineto utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry
chagrindisquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure