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 |
|---|---|
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| spate | freshet |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |