GRE Word List
MENDICANT
beggar
The meaning of the word mendicant is beggar.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |