GRE Word List

RECREANT

crying for mercy : cowardly

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

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WordMeaning
muggybeing warm, damp, and close
maleficentworking or productive of harm or evil : baleful
poignancythe quality or state of being poignant
prurientmarked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire
bumpa relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as
dialecticalof, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic
procurementthe act or process of procuring
velocityquickness of motion : speed
interrogateto question formally and systematically
protractto prolong in time or space : continue