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 |
|---|---|
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| colloquy | conversation |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |