GRE Word List
CONFIDANT
one to whom secrets are entrusted
The meaning of the word confidant is one to whom secrets are entrusted.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| thrive | to grow vigorously : flourish |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |