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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |