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 |
|---|---|
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |