GRE Word List
SUPPLICATE
to make a humble entreaty
The meaning of the word supplicate is to make a humble entreaty.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |