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 |
|---|---|
| pedagogue | teacher |
| pummel | pound |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| determinate | having defined limits |