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 |
|---|---|
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| circlet | a little circle |