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 |
|---|---|
| exude | to ooze out |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |