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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WordMeaning
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
spartana native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta
bestowto put to use : apply
wizardrythe art or practices of a wizard : sorcery
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs
trekto make one's way arduously
sectarianof, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian
aproposbeing both relevant and opportune
massthe liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist