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 |
|---|---|
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| galley | a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |