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 |
|---|---|
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| delve | excavate |
| aver | to declare positively |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| brazen | made of brass |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |