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 |
|---|---|
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |