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 |
|---|---|
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
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| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
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