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 |
|---|---|
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |