GRE Word List

RECREANT

crying for mercy : cowardly

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

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WordMeaning
waifa stray person or animal
weanto accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing
extortto obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring
disquietudeanxiety
impenitentnot penitent
exquisitemarked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
preyan animal taken by a predator as food
omniscienthaving infinite awareness, understanding, and insight
masochista person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism