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 |
|---|---|
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |