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 |
|---|---|
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| exposure | the fact or condition of being exposed: such as |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |