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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WordMeaning
myriadten thousand
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concisemarked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail
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decoya pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture
prefatoryof, relating to, or constituting a preface
facultyability