GRE Word List
APOLOGIST
someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism
The meaning of the word apologist is someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
