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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| nutritious | nourishing |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
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