GRE Word List
RECREANT
crying for mercy : cowardly
The meaning of the word recreant is crying for mercy : cowardly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| rift | fissure |