GRE Word List
RECREANT
crying for mercy : cowardly
The meaning of the word recreant is crying for mercy : cowardly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| monogram | a sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |