GRE Word List
ADVOCATE
speak in favor of; support (an idea or plan); urge; plead for
The meaning of the word advocate is speak in favor of; support (an idea or plan); urge; plead for.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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commiserate | feel or express pity or sympathy for |
intelligentsia | intellectuals; members of the educated elite (often used derogatorily) |
bizarre | fantastic; violently contrasting; noticeably odd; strikingly unconventional |
habituate | accustom or familiarize; addict |
bristling | rising like bristles; showing irritation |
coroner | public official who investigates any death thought to be of other than natural causes |
toss | throw lightly; move or lift (the head) with a sudden motion; flip (a coin) to decide something |
prim | proper to the point of affectation; very precise and formal; exceedingly proper |
uxorious | excessively submissive or devoted to one's wife; CF. uxor: wife |
finished | properly made and complete; Ex. finished product/performance |