GRE Word List

MENDICANT

beggar

The meaning of the word mendicant is beggar.

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WordMeaning
embodyto give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate
deviouswandering
asperityroughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger
suffragistone who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
repositorya place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository
epicureanof or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism
thesisa dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view
hibernateto pass the winter in a torpid or resting state
gallbrazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence