GRE Word List
SUPPLICATE
to make a humble entreaty
The meaning of the word supplicate is to make a humble entreaty.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| cow | the mature female of cattle (genus Bos) |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |