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 |
|---|---|
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |