GRE Word List
MENDICANT
beggar
The meaning of the word mendicant is beggar.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| juridical | of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |