GRE Word List
MENDICANT
beggar
The meaning of the word mendicant is beggar.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| decipher | decode |