GRE Word List
RECREANT
crying for mercy : cowardly
The meaning of the word recreant is crying for mercy : cowardly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| retaliate | to return like for like |