GRE Word List

SUPPLIANT

supplicant

The meaning of the word suppliant is supplicant.

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WordMeaning
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
cerebrationto use the mind : think
providencedivine guidance or care
infractionthe act of infringing : violation
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
upbraidto criticize severely : find fault with
shiftto exchange for or replace by another : change
effusionan act of effusing
reprehensibleworthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
compoundsomething formed by a union of elements or parts