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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| Word | Meaning |
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| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |