GRE Word List

RECREANT

crying for mercy : cowardly

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

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subornto induce secretly to do an unlawful thing
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mortifyto subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame
legacya gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest
arroyoa watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region
solicitorone that solicits
slagthe dross or scoria of a metal
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
miserlyof, relating to, or characteristic of a miser