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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WordMeaning
censurea judgment involving condemnation
effectualproducing or able to produce a desired effect
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
cajoleto persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax
pertsaucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured
importuneto press or urge with troublesome persistence
libidoinstinctual 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
stiltedpompous
fretto eat or gnaw into : corrode
elaborationplanned or carried out with great care