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 |
|---|---|
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| brink | edge |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |