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 |
|---|---|
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| poise | balance |
| coalesce | to grow together |