GRE Word List
RECREANT
crying for mercy : cowardly
The meaning of the word recreant is crying for mercy : cowardly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| addle | rotten |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| demise | death |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |