GRE Word List
MENDICANT
beggar
The meaning of the word mendicant is beggar.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |