GRE Word List

SUPPLICANT

one who supplicates

The meaning of the word supplicant is one who supplicates.

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vertebrateany 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
pinchto squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
tepidmoderately warm : lukewarm
sinuousof a serpentine or wavy form : winding
minusculevery small
somaticof, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm
avidcharacterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic
impugnto assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity
impertinentgiven to or characterized by insolent rudeness
nirvanathe final beatitude (see beatitude