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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WordMeaning
sedatekeeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled
covertnot openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled
pestlea usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration
inalienableincapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
shangri-laa remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia
consolidationthe act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated
bravehaving or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage
fidelitythe quality or state of being faithful
putrescentundergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid