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
encroachmentto enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another
floraa treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period
fluctuateto shift back and forth uncertainly
stammerto make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter
delineateto describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail
holstera leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle
mirewet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh)
inalienableincapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred
spliceto unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands
antagonismopposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle