GRE Word List

RECREANT

crying for mercy : cowardly

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

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WordMeaning
ordainto invest (see invest
perversionthe action of perverting : the condition of being perverted
pugnacityhaving a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
repelto drive back : repulse
debunkto expose the sham (see sham
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
disgorgeto discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit
traumaticpsychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems