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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|---|---|
| clientele | a body of clients |
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| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
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