GRE Word List

RECREANT

crying for mercy : cowardly

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

Random words

WordMeaning
pendingduring
ambleto go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter
bulkmagnitude
quivera case for carrying or holding arrows
upshotthe final result : outcome
indemnifyto secure against hurt, loss, or damage
goadto incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
illicitnot permitted : unlawful
panegyrica eulogistic oration or writing