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
deflectto turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction
satesatisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy
evanescenttending to vanish like vapor
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
glowto shine with or as if with an intense heat
codicila legal instrument made to modify an earlier will
sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath
begrudgeto give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure
acousticsa science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)