GRE Word List
PROMULGATE
to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
The meaning of the word promulgate is to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |