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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illuminateto supply or brighten with light
incriminateto charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault
panaceaa remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all
snubto check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
hazardousinvolving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm)
catalysta substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible
authoritarianof, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority
glutinoushaving the quality of glue : gummy
pinnaclean upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress