GRE Word List
SUPPLICATE
to make a humble entreaty
The meaning of the word supplicate is to make a humble entreaty.
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| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| obese | having excessive body fat |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
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