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 |
|---|---|
| nutrition | the act or process of nourishing or being nourished |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| physiological | of or relating to physiology |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |