GRE Word List

RECREANT

crying for mercy : cowardly

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

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WordMeaning
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
luxuriantyielding abundantly : fertile
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
decorousmarked by propriety and good taste : correct
articulateexpressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively
impoverishto make poor
bohemiana native or inhabitant of Bohemia
unwarrantedlacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified
crabbedmarked by a forbidding moroseness
amnestythe act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals