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 |
|---|---|
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |