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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dispassionatenot influenced by strong feeling
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antidotea remedy to counteract the effects of poison
protocolan original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction
stockadea line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense
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credencemental acceptance as true or real
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