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 |
|---|---|
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |