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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temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
scrupuloushaving moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper
morbidof, relating to, or characteristic of disease
adverseacting against or in a contrary direction : hostile
industriousconstantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent
annealto heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle
dazeto stupefy especially by a blow : stun
plasticitythe quality or state of being plastic
stricturean abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage
anestheticof, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia