GRE Word List

MENDICANT

beggar

The meaning of the word mendicant is beggar.

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WordMeaning
carpingmarked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism
mediateoccupying a middle position
relapsethe act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding
macean aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg
septicof, relating to, or causing putrefaction
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
auxiliaryoffering or providing help
infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
deignto condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop
reclineto cause or permit to incline backwards