GRE Word List
PROXY
authorized agent; authority to act for another
The meaning of the word proxy is authorized agent; authority to act for another.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| monetary | pertaining to money |
| fluctuate | waver; shift; rise and fall as if in waves; change or vary irregularly |
| parable | short simple story teaching a moral |
| detraction | slandering; aspersion; detracting; CF. detractor |
| purported | alleged; claimed; reputed or rumored; Ex. purported Satanists |
| nurse | suckle; take care of (as a nurse); bear in mind; Ex. nursing mother; Ex. nurse a hope/grudge against someone |
| moodiness | fits of depression or gloom; ADJ. moody: given to changeable moods; subject to periods of depression; gloomy CF. mood: state of mind or emotion |
| glitter | shine brightly with flashing points of light; Ex. glittering diamond ring; N: sparkling light; attractiveness; glamor; Ex. glitter of the sun on the waves |
| equinox | period of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and autumn; Ex. vernal/autumnal equinox; ADJ. equinoctial |
| throng | crowd (of people or things); V. |
