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 |
|---|---|
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |