GRE Word List
ADVOCATE
one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal
The meaning of the word advocate is one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| mischance | bad luck |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| expertise | the skill of an expert |
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |