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 |
|---|---|
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| premonitory | giving warning |
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| clapper | one that claps: such as |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |