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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| bereaved | suffering the death of a loved one |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |