GRE Word List
SURROGATE
one appointed to act in place of another : deputy
The meaning of the word surrogate is one appointed to act in place of another : deputy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| disclose | to make known or public |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |