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 |
|---|---|
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| clip | encompass |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
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| lugubrious | mournful |
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