GRE Word List

MENDICANT

beggar

The meaning of the word mendicant is beggar.

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WordMeaning
jocosegiven to joking : merry
auspiciousshowing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
asyluman inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary
conventionalformed by agreement or compact
parallelismthe quality or state of being parallel
attributea quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something
effusionan act of effusing
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action