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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|---|---|
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
| upright | perpendicular |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
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