GRE Word List
CONFIDANT
one to whom secrets are entrusted
The meaning of the word confidant is one to whom secrets are entrusted.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| frantic | emotionally out of control |
| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |