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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
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| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| osseous | bony |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| rooster | an adult male domestic chicken |
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| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |