GRE Word List
RECREANT
crying for mercy : cowardly
The meaning of the word recreant is crying for mercy : cowardly.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |