GRE Word List
RECREANT
crying for mercy : cowardly
The meaning of the word recreant is crying for mercy : cowardly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| industrious | constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |