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
appeasepacify
incrustationa crust or hard coating
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
ingratiateto gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
encroachmentto enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another
rustleto make or cause a rustle
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
pana usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking)
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
museto become absorbed in thought