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

WordMeaning
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
apparentopen to view : visible
fruitfulyielding or producing fruit
acknowledgeto recognize the rights, authority, or status of
unwarrantedlacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified
truculencethe quality or state of being truculent
ineluctablenot to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable
propulsivetending or having power to propel
insularitycharacteristic of an isolated people
perorationthe concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration