GRE Word List

RECREANT

crying for mercy : cowardly

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

Random words

WordMeaning
sinuousof a serpentine or wavy form : winding
lividdiscolored by bruising : black-and-blue
verisimilitudethe quality or state of being verisimilar
rhetoricthe art of speaking or writing effectively: such as
miniaturea copy on a much reduced scale
nourishnurture
brandishto shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly
alleviaterelieve
monolithicof, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge
truncateto shorten by or as if by cutting off