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 |
|---|---|
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| plume | a feather of a bird: such as |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
