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 |
|---|---|
| gargantuan | tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| 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 |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |