GRE Word List
ENTREAT
to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently
The meaning of the word entreat is to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
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| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |