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 |
|---|---|
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| blackball | to vote against |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| append | attach |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |