GRE Word List

MENDICANT

beggar

The meaning of the word mendicant is beggar.

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marshala 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
imperativenot to be avoided or evaded : necessary
daintysomething delicious to the taste
jargonthe technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group
figurea number symbol : numeral
temperamentcharacteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response
archipelagoan expanse of water with many scattered islands
cameoa gem carved in relief (see relief
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
draftthe act of drawing or pulling in a net