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 |
|---|---|
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| sophist | philosopher |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |