GRE Word List
SUPPLIANT
supplicant
The meaning of the word suppliant is supplicant.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| cartographer | one that makes maps |
| 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") |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| hap | happening |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |