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 |
|---|---|
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |