GRE Word List

MENDICANT

beggar

The meaning of the word mendicant is beggar.

Random words

WordMeaning
sultryvery hot and humid : sweltering
orificean opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass
relevanthaving significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand
far-fetchedbrought from a remote time or place
doffto remove (an article of wear) from the body
epica long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero
crestfallenhaving a drooping crest or hanging head
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)
cemeterya burial ground
renderto melt down