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 |
|---|---|
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |
| accommodate | to provide with something desired, needed, or suited |
| regime | regimen |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |