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 |
|---|---|
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| cursive | running |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |