GRE Word List
ADVOCACY
support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something
The meaning of the word advocacy is support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| matriculate | enroll (in college or graduate school); CF. matrix |
| plausible | conceivably true; having a show of truth but open to doubt; specious |
| suffocate | die or kill from lack of air; suppress |
| encroachment | gradual intrusion; Ex. I resent all these encroachments on my valuable time; V. encroach: take another's possessions or right gradually or stealthily; intrude; Ex. encroach on/upon |
| inane | silly; senseless; Ex. inane remarks; N. inanity |
| minuscule | extremely small |
| blunt | having a dull edge; abrupt and frank in speech or manner; brusque; V: make or become blunt |
| flutter | (of a bird with large wings) wave (the wings) lightly, rapidly, and irregularly; vibrate rapidly or erratically; fly by waving quickly; flitter; N. |
| benediction | blessing |
| engender | cause; produce; give rise to |