GRE Word List
MENDICANT
beggar
The meaning of the word mendicant is beggar.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| equity | justice according to natural law or right |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| confidential | marked by intimacy or willingness to confide |