GRE Word List
MENDICANT
beggar
The meaning of the word mendicant is beggar.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| douse | to plunge into water |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |