GRE Word List
MENDICANT
beggar
The meaning of the word mendicant is beggar.
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|---|---|
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
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| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| grill | to broil on a grill |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| connoisseur | expert |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |