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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artisana worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson
chastiseto censure severely : castigate
fosterhaving, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs
alimentaryof or relating to nourishment or nutrition
despoilto strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
progenydescendants
begrudgeto give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic