GRE Word List

RECREANT

crying for mercy : cowardly

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

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WordMeaning
scrutinizeto examine closely and minutely
rigorharsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity
institutesomething that is instituted: such as
shimmerto shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer
fortitudestrength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage
excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
quietudea quiet state : repose
incantationa use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
rarefiedbeing less dense