GRE Word List

RECREANT

crying for mercy : cowardly

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

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WordMeaning
untenablenot able to be defended
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
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amuleta charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft)
foppishfoolish
solventable to pay all legal debts
galvanicof, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity
careera profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
dauntto lessen the courage of : cow