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 |
|---|---|
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| anarchist | a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| leave-taking | departure |