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 |
|---|---|
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| welter | writhe |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| methodical | arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order |
| fleck | streak |
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |