GRE Word List

SUPPLIANT

supplicant

The meaning of the word suppliant is supplicant.

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WordMeaning
contortionsto twist in a violent manner
presumeto undertake without leave or clear justification : dare
gaudyostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented
disputatiousinclined to dispute
infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead
anchora device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom
swathea band used in swathing
graduatedmarked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement
connivancethe act of conniving
tangentialtouching lightly : incidental