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 |
|---|---|
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| stilted | pompous |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |