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 |
|---|---|
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |