GRE Word List
MENDICANT
beggar
The meaning of the word mendicant is beggar.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |