GRE Word List

MENDICANT

beggar

The meaning of the word mendicant is beggar.

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WordMeaning
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
distillto let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate
provenanceorigin
arcaneknown or knowable only to a few people : secret
ephemerallasting a very short time
baroqueof, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension
tendentiousmarked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased
enfranchiseto set free (as from slavery)
vantagea position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view