GRE Word List
MILITATE
to have weight or effect
The meaning of the word militate is to have weight or effect.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ferment | to undergo fermentation |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| intermediary | mediator |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| boor | peasant |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |