GRE Word List

MENDICANT

beggar

The meaning of the word mendicant is beggar.

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WordMeaning
plebeiana member of the Roman plebs
secreteto form and give off (a secretion)
tenacitythe quality or state of being tenacious
morbidof, relating to, or characteristic of disease
sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
unexceptionablenot open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable
epiloguea concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work
inconsistencyan instance of being inconsistent
defaultfailure to do something required by duty or law : neglect