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

WordMeaning
factitiousproduced by humans rather than by natural forces
ensconceshelter
intelligentsiaintellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite
tannerone that tans hides
topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
perpetuateto make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
negateto deny the existence or truth of
chastento correct by punishment or suffering : discipline
sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression
humblenot proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive