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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pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
nourishment | food |
incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |