GRE Word List
PROPAGATE
to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction
The meaning of the word propagate is to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |