GRE Word List
ASSUMPTION
a taking to or upon oneself
The meaning of the word assumption is a taking to or upon oneself.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |