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 |
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idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |