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 |
|---|---|
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |