GRE Word List

RECREANT

crying for mercy : cowardly

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

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WordMeaning
complacencyself-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
gargantuantremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
megalomaniaa mania (see mania
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness
purveyorone that purveys
predecessorone that precedes
subsequentfollowing in time, order, or place
emanateto come out from a source
spatsquabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel