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 |
|---|---|
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |