GRE Word List
MENDICANT
beggar
The meaning of the word mendicant is beggar.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |