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 |
|---|---|
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| bountiful | liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors |
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |