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 |
|---|---|
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| motley | variegated in color |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |