GRE Word List

RECREANT

crying for mercy : cowardly

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

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WordMeaning
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
shystera person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger
premonitionprevious notice or warning : forewarning
domicilea dwelling place : place of residence : home
interjectionan ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as
aboriginalbeing the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region
blunthaving an edge or point that is not sharp
remissionthe act or process of remitting
flotsamfloating wreckage of a ship or its cargo
infinitesimalimmeasurably or incalculably small