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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| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
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