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
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation
bolstera long pillow or cushion
theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical
maleficentworking or productive of harm or evil : baleful
interjectionan ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as
discomfitto put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert
traverseto go or travel across or over
scrupuloushaving moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
contentiouslikely to cause disagreement or argument