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 |
|---|---|
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| recast | to cast again |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| constraint | the act of constraining |