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 |
|---|---|
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| remediable | capable of being remedied |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |