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.

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WordMeaning
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
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codicila legal instrument made to modify an earlier will
conspiracythe act of conspiring together
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briskkeenly alert : lively
propagateto cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction
brawnymuscular
banallacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite
reeksmoke