GRE Word List
MENDICANT
beggar
The meaning of the word mendicant is beggar.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| robust | having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |