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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| dossier | a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject |
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| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
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| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
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