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 |
|---|---|
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| ramp | a sloping way or plane: such as |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| furor | an angry or maniacal fit : rage |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |