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 |
|---|---|
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| dynamo | generator |