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

WordMeaning
mata piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support
quizzicalcomically quaint
angularforming an angle : sharp-cornered
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
winsomegenerally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence
amokan episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures
brochurepamphlet
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
bateto reduce the force or intensity of : restrain
fluctuateto shift back and forth uncertainly