GRE Word List
RECREANT
crying for mercy : cowardly
The meaning of the word recreant is crying for mercy : cowardly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |