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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| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
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| babble | to talk enthusiastically or excessively |
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