GRE Word List

RECREANT

crying for mercy : cowardly

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

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WordMeaning
longevitya long duration of individual life
bullya blustering, browbeating person
lopean easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter
skimto clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance
bridlethe headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit
zanyvery eccentric (see eccentric
plummetto fall perpendicularly
heterogeneousconsisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed
continencethe ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily
demurto take exception : object