GRE Word List
DEPUTIZE
to appoint as deputy
The meaning of the word deputize is to appoint as deputy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| trample | tramp |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |