GRE Word List

SUPPLIANT

supplicant

The meaning of the word suppliant is supplicant.

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WordMeaning
militiaa part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency
piquantengagingly provocative
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
granulateto form or crystallize into grains or granules
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
crassgross
anodyneserving to alleviate pain
homelysuggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home
amenableliable to be brought to account : answerable