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 |
|---|---|
| license | permission to act |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |