GRE Word List
MENDICANT
beggar
The meaning of the word mendicant is beggar.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| camaraderie | a spirit of friendly good-fellowship |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |