GRE Word List

DEPUTIZE

to appoint as deputy

The meaning of the word deputize is to appoint as deputy.

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concurrentoperating or occurring at the same time
odoroushaving an odor: such as
irrefutableimpossible to refute : incontrovertible
restraintan act of restraining : the state of being restrained
catechismoral instruction
plastera medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance
combustiblecapable of combustion
erodeto diminish or destroy by degrees:
ostentatiousattracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation
perorationthe concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration