GRE Word List
TEND
to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce
The meaning of the word tend is to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce.
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| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
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