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
susceptiblecapable of submitting to an action, process, or operation
unctionthe act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing
smudgeto make a smudge on
superannuatedoutmoded
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
militantengaged in warfare or combat : fighting
dispiritedto deprive of morale or enthusiasm
pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype
germanebeing at once relevant and appropriate : fitting