GRE Word List
INITIATE
to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going
The meaning of the word initiate is to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going.
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|---|---|
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
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| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
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