GRE Word List
ADVOCACY
the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate
The meaning of the word advocacy is the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |