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 |
|---|---|
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| incarnate | invested with bodily and especially human nature and form |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |