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 |
|---|---|
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| carefree | free from care: such as |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| recast | to cast again |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |