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
dissipateto break up and drive off
threatan expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage
stentorianextremely loud
proximitythe quality or state of being proximate : closeness
betrothto promise to marry
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
inopportuneinconvenient
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obviateto anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary
irremediablenot remediable