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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illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
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snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
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