GRE Word List
SUPPLANT
to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery
The meaning of the word supplant is to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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delve | excavate |
sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
blare | to sound loud and strident |
disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
wry | twist |
nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
queasy | causing nausea |
emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
flair | a skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent |
cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |