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 |
|---|---|
| appease | pacify |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| rustle | to make or cause a rustle |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |