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 |
|---|---|
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| indicative | serving to indicate |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |