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 |
|---|---|
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| indigenous | produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment |