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

WordMeaning
cursoryrapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty
anguishextreme pain, distress, or anxiety
endearto cause to become beloved or admired
pass_offpresent falsely; represent falsely to be
unerringlycommitting no error : faultless
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
solicitto make petition to : entreat
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
providentfrugal
refraincurb