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 |
|---|---|
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| succor | relief |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |