GRE Word List
RECREANT
crying for mercy : cowardly
The meaning of the word recreant is crying for mercy : cowardly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| distend | extend |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |