GRE Word List

MENDICANT

beggar

The meaning of the word mendicant is beggar.

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WordMeaning
fortuitousoccurring by chance
dwindleto become steadily less : shrink
unfeignednot feigned or hypocritical : genuine
spinto draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
capitulateto surrender often after negotiation of terms
clapto strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
amazona member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology
blatantnoisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous
foddersomething fed to domestic animals