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
detachedstanding by itself : separate
warpa series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
emancipateto free from restraint, control, or the power of another
ambulatoryable to walk about and not bedridden
excoriateto wear off the skin of : abrade
mitigateto cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
blowhardan arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart