GRE Word List
DEPUTIZE
to appoint as deputy
The meaning of the word deputize is to appoint as deputy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |