GRE Word List
DEVOLVE
to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another
The meaning of the word devolve is to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| brochure | pamphlet |