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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| ensconce | shelter |
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| soar | to fly aloft or about |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |