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 |
|---|---|
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| puerile | juvenile |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| dour | stern |
| seismic | of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |