GRE Word List

RECREANT

crying for mercy : cowardly

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

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WordMeaning
effectuateto cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect
interveneto occur, fall, or come between points of time or events
depredationto lay waste : plunder
perspicaciousof acute mental vision or discernment : keen
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
engageto offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end
junkettrip
veritablebeing in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
lamentto mourn aloud : wail
touchingcapable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion