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.

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WordMeaning
endemicbelonging or native to a particular people or country
convertto bring over from one belief, view, or party to another
plauditan act or round of applause
dissuadeto advise (a person) against something
visceralfelt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep
captionthe part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed
confinesomething (such as borders or walls) that encloses
conceptionthe process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both
prelatean ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank
superfluousexceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra