GRE Word List

PRESUME

to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare

The meaning of the word presume is to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare.

Random words

WordMeaning
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
terrestrialof or relating to the earth or its inhabitants
multiplicitythe quality or state of being multiple or various
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
interiman intervening time : interval
contrabandillegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling
holocausta sacrifice (see sacrifice
temperheat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion
assimilateto take into the mind and thoroughly understand
piousmarked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship