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.

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WordMeaning
meandera winding path or course
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
cedeto yield or grant typically by treaty
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
astutehaving or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever
perspicaciousof acute mental vision or discernment : keen
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
defaultfailure to do something required by duty or law : neglect
palatialof, relating to, or being a palace
deliriuman acute (see acute