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 |
|---|---|
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| spate | freshet |
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| warrant | sanction |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |