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 |
|---|---|
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| natal | native |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |