GRE Word List

RECREANT

crying for mercy : cowardly

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

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WordMeaning
odiousarousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful
analgesican agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia
pushyaggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward
morbidof, relating to, or characteristic of disease
excisean internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity
magniloquentspeaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner
usagefirmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure
perverseturned away from what is right or good : corrupt
convexcurved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle
drawto cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull