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 |
|---|---|
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| edifice | building |
| mischance | bad luck |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |