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 |
|---|---|
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| schematic | of or relating to a scheme or schema |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |