GRE Word List
MENDICANT
beggar
The meaning of the word mendicant is beggar.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| galvanic | of, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| aver | to declare positively |
| array | to dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire : adorn |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| bovine | of, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow |