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 |
|---|---|
| catechism | oral instruction |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |
| congruent | congruous |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| exude | to ooze out |
| ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |