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 |
|---|---|
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| encumber | weigh down |
| reek | smoke |
| nourish | nurture |