GRE Word List
MENDICANT
beggar
The meaning of the word mendicant is beggar.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| omnipotent | almighty |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |