GRE Word List
SKEPTIC
an adherent or advocate of skepticism
The meaning of the word skeptic is an adherent or advocate of skepticism.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |