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 |
|---|---|
| sheer | unqualified |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| rivulet | a small stream |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |