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
disaffecteddiscontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious
garishclothed in vivid colors
privationan act or instance of depriving : deprivation
ployescapade
allocateto apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute
tritehackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original
invoketo petition for help or support
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
unassumingnot assuming : modest