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
thesisa dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
fitacceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper
leniencythe quality or state of being lenient
solitudethe quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion
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
trepidationa nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension
clairvoyanthaving clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception
commonplacecommonly found or seen : ordinary
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source