GRE Word List

RECREANT

crying for mercy : cowardly

The meaning of the word recreant is crying for mercy : cowardly.

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WordMeaning
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
withholdto hold back from action : check
mincingaffectedly dainty or delicate
squashto press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush
apologistsomeone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism
primto give a prim or demure expression to
irksometending to irk : tedious
hermitagethe habitation of a hermit
mergerthe absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment
knottymarked by or full of knots