GRE Word List

RECREANT

crying for mercy : cowardly

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

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WordMeaning
dramaa composition (see composition
felicitousvery well suited or expressed : apt
conjectureinference formed without proof or sufficient evidence
mobilecapable of moving or being moved : movable
zealota zealous person
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
reconnaissancea preliminary survey to gain information
modulateto tune to a key or pitch
arcadea long arched building or gallery
concatenatelinked together