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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syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
acclivityan ascending slope (as of a hill)
frolicsomefull of gaiety : playful
elasticcapable of recovering size and shape after deformation
inamorataa woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations
asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
compromisesettlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions
animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark
propsomething that props or sustains : support
parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant