GRE Word List
PROXY
the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another
The meaning of the word proxy is the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |