GRE Word List
MENDICANT
beggar
The meaning of the word mendicant is beggar.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| groom | bridegroom |
| finery | ornament |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |