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
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apoplexy | stroke |
embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
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impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
enduring | lasting |
introvert | a person whose personality is characterized by introversion : a typically reserved or quiet person who tends to be introspective and enjoys spending time alone |
hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |