GRE Word List

RECREANT

crying for mercy : cowardly

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

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WordMeaning
humorthat quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality
shuntto turn off to one side : shift
dozeto sleep lightly
razeto destroy to the ground : demolish
grillto broil on a grill
eventualcontingent
ewethe female of the sheep especially when mature
embedto enclose closely in or as if in a matrix
counterpartone of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate
quiescentmarked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest