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 |
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| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
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| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
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| haven | harbor |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |