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 |
|---|---|
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| executor | one who executes something |
| medium | something in a middle position |
| immune | not susceptible or responsive |
| guileless | innocent |