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 |
|---|---|
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| stamina | the bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance |