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 |
|---|---|
| categorical | absolute |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| martial | of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| refrain | curb |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |