GRE Word List
SUPPLIANT
supplicant
The meaning of the word suppliant is supplicant.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| trenchant | keen |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |