GRE Word List
RECREANT
crying for mercy : cowardly
The meaning of the word recreant is crying for mercy : cowardly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |