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 |
|---|---|
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |