GRE Word List
CONFIDANT
one to whom secrets are entrusted
The meaning of the word confidant is one to whom secrets are entrusted.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| aptitude | inclination |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |