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 |
|---|---|
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| random | a haphazard course |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |