GRE Word List
RECREANT
crying for mercy : cowardly
The meaning of the word recreant is crying for mercy : cowardly.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
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| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |