GRE Word List
VOLITION
the power of choosing or determining : will
The meaning of the word volition is the power of choosing or determining : will.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| kismet | fate |
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
| encumber | weigh down |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| concur | to express agreement |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |