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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leonineof, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion
solicitto make petition to : entreat
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duressforcible restraint or restriction
countermandto revoke (a command) by a contrary order
blandishmentsomething that tends to coax or cajole : allurement
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