GRE Word List

RECREANT

crying for mercy : cowardly

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

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humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic
careento put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull
anvila heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)
volitionthe power of choosing or determining : will
stumpthe basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed
dermatologista branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases
honeto sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
procurementthe act or process of procuring
buccaneerany of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies
perjurythe voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing