GRE Word List
RECREANT
crying for mercy : cowardly
The meaning of the word recreant is crying for mercy : cowardly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| husband | a male partner in a marriage |
| contrive | devise |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |