GRE Word List
MENDICANT
beggar
The meaning of the word mendicant is beggar.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rarefied | being less dense |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |