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 |
|---|---|
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| devious | wandering |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |