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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WordMeaning
rhetoricthe art of speaking or writing effectively: such as
palatableagreeable to the palate or taste
surlymenacing or threatening in appearance
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
continencethe ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily
acknowledgeto recognize the rights, authority, or status of
botchan inflammatory sore
goadto incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad
advocacythe act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate
venerateto regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference