GRE Word List
SUPPLICANT
one who supplicates
The meaning of the word supplicant is one who supplicates.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| minuscule | very small |
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |