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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| bereaved | suffering the death of a loved one |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |