GRE Word List

IMPUTE

to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly

The meaning of the word impute is to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly.

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expoundto set forth : state
dolorouscausing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief
extraditionthe surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
chaffthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
haphazardmarked by lack of plan, order, or direction
perjurythe voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing
drudgerydull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor
pendantsomething suspended: such as
gourmandone who is excessively fond of eating and drinking