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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |