TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 07-Oct-12
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 07-Oct-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists mendicant [ MEN-di-kuh' nt ] [ noun, adjective ] MEANING : 1. (n.) a beggar; pauper 2.(n.) a member of a religious order who collects alms for a living and is forbidden to own any property or wealth 3. (adj.) begging; subsisting on alms USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : The sheer number of mendicants in the city was depressing. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : To delay its repayments may send the wrong signal to the capital markets, it fears, suggesting that Thailand is a mendicant country unable to carry its debts. The Economist, Debt freeze for the tsunami-hit countries, Jan 12th 2005 raze [ reyz ] ...