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 |
|---|---|
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |