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 |
|---|---|
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |