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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turbidthick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment
herda typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control
modulateto tune to a key or pitch
dowrythe money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage
lineamentsan outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face
confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
artfulperformed with or showing art or skill
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn
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