GRE Word List

MENDICANT

beggar

The meaning of the word mendicant is beggar.

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WordMeaning
shama trick that deludes : hoax
subsideto sink or fall to the bottom : settle
stippleto engrave by means of dots and flicks
atoneto make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome
tensioninner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion
afflictiona cause of persistent pain or distress
acousticsa science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound
martyra person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion
conglomeratemade up of parts from various sources or of various kinds
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness