GRE Word List

MILITATE

to have weight or effect

The meaning of the word militate is to have weight or effect.

Random words

WordMeaning
sentinelsentry
enhanceheighten
vassala person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant
sovereigntysupreme power especially over a body politic
effulgentradiant splendor : brilliance
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
jargonthe technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group
inconsistencyan instance of being inconsistent
stellarof or relating to the stars : astral
takeoffa rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket