GRE Word List

RECREANT

crying for mercy : cowardly

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

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WordMeaning
understateto represent as less than is the case
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs
innuendoan oblique allusion : hint
interpolateto alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter
waifa stray person or animal
timiditylacking in courage or self-confidence
nonchalancethe quality or state of being nonchalant
charlatanquack
propoundto offer for discussion or consideration