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 |
|---|---|
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| osseous | bony |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| pitfall | trap |