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 |
|---|---|
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| ploy | escapade |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |