GRE Word List

MENDICANT

beggar

The meaning of the word mendicant is beggar.

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WordMeaning
bitterbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale
interloperone that interlopes: such as
dysenterya disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection
nebulousof, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular
painstakingtaking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort
somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep
impertinentgiven to or characterized by insolent rudeness
tenantone who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another
impedimentsomething that impedes
condescendto assume an air of superiority