GRE Word List
MILITATE
to have weight or effect
The meaning of the word militate is to have weight or effect.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| cue | the letter q |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |
| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |