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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| overweening | arrogant |
| fervid | very hot : burning |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| aptitude | inclination |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |