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 |
|---|---|
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |