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 |
|---|---|
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |
| quisling | traitor |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |