GRE Word List

DEPUTIZE

to appoint as deputy

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

Random words

WordMeaning
inopportuneinconvenient
chisela metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal)
galvanizeto subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically
rejoinderthe defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication
claviclea bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum
callousbeing hardened and thickened
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
sinistersingularly evil or productive of evil
underscoreto draw a line under : underline
annealto heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle