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 |
|---|---|
| hortatory | hortative |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
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| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |
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| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
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