GRE Word List

MENDICANT

beggar

The meaning of the word mendicant is beggar.

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WordMeaning
rusea wily subterfuge
vagaryan erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion
ineluctablenot to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable
resourcefulable to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means
invalidnot valid:
visionaryhaving or marked by foresight and imagination
strangleto choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle
gruelingtrying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing
supinelying on the back or with the face upward
remissionthe act or process of remitting