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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WordMeaning
imminentready to take place : happening soon
expropriateto deprive of possession or proprietary rights
doctrinea principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma
nefariousflagrantly wicked or impious : evil
marsupialany of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young
moleculethe smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property
incarcerateto put in prison
quagmiresoft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot
bicameralhaving, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber
tithea tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment