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.

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tutelaryhaving the guardianship of a person or a thing
besetto set or stud with or as if with ornaments
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anvila heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)
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vassala person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant
breachinfraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard
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reprobationthe act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated