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 |
|---|---|
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| neologism | a new word, usage, or expression |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| parlance | speech |
| virtuoso | one who excels in the technique of an art |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |