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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tranquillity | the quality or state of being tranquil |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
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| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |