GRE Word List
MENDICANT
beggar
The meaning of the word mendicant is beggar.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| fester | to generate pus |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |