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 |
|---|---|
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| complementary | serving to fill out or complete |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| polity | political organization |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| environ | encircle |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |