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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comebacka sharp or witty reply : retort
paradigmexample
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orificean opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass
contraveneto go or act contrary to : violate
rancidhaving an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition
euthanasiathe act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
unregeneratenot regenerate