GRE Word List

MILITATE

to have weight or effect

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

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WordMeaning
bodeto indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage
slapto strike sharply with or as if with the open hand
stem_fromarise from; originate from
deducibleto determine by reasoning or deduction
shudderto tremble convulsively : shiver
pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot
apeany of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon)
concurrentoperating or occurring at the same time
cauterizeto sear with a cautery or caustic
welterwrithe