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 |
|---|---|
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| 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) |
| dys- | abnormal |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |