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posit

verbCommon GRE wordMore P words

to put forward an idea or assumption as a basis for argument

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In a sentence

Posit in a sentence

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The theory posits that language shapes the way we perceive reality.

Synonyms
postulateassumeproposehypothesize
Antonyms

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Verbal · Text Completion

Although the senator's memoir was marketed as a frank reckoning with his failures, reviewers found it relentlessly blank, dwelling on grievances and recasting every setback as the fault of his adversaries.

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Posit (verb) means to put forward an idea or assumption as a basis for argument
Here is posit used in an example sentence: "The theory posits that language shapes the way we perceive reality."
Common synonyms for posit include postulate, assume, propose, hypothesize.
Posit is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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